Mei

MAY

Chinese; Hawaiian

"beautiful; plum"

Mei Origin and Meaning

The name Mei is a girl's name of Chinese origin meaning "beautiful; plum".

Homophonous with Mae and May, the beautiful (literally) Mei is poised to climb the charts. The hero of the 2022 Disney/Pixar film Turning Red is a Chinese-Canadian teen named Meilin "Mei" Lee, which may boost the name ever further.

Mei Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1539 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Mei

• 1539 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Mei

• Mei Ng American novelist
• Maggie Shiu (Mei kei), Hong Kong actress
• A mei, Taiwanese pop singer
• Mei mei Berssenbrugge, Chinese,American poet
• Muzi Mei (born Li Li) Chinese journalist and blogger
• Mei Finegold (born Meital Slonimsky) Israeli pop singer
• Mae Mei Lapres Chinese,Canadian model
• Gwei Lun Mei, Taiwanese actress
• Celia Mei Rubin American actress
• Mei Kurokawa Japanese actress
• Mei Yu YouTuber
• A'mei Kazuko Grandberry (b. 2016) daughter of rapper Omarion and Apryl Jones

The name Mei in Pop Culture

• Mei princess in Disney's "Mulan 2"
• An mei Hsu, character in "Joy Luck Club"
• Jing mei Woo, character in "Joy Luck Club"
• Mei character in movie "My Neighbor Totoro"
• Mei Yasumura character in anime "Ouran High School Host Club"
• Mei character in French animated series "Galactik Football"
• Mei character in manga "O,Parts Hunter"
• Mei Hotarubi character in "Loveless"
• Meimei (妹妹) Chinese term for a little sister
• Misaki Mei character in anime "Another"
• Mei Ling Zhou, playable hero in Blizzard Entertainment game "Overwatch"
• Mei Mio character from the video game "Yandere Simulator"